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The Promised Land

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...

What works
  • Addictive and relaxing gameplay
  • Charming graphics and animations
  • Simple and intuitive resource management
  • Cute settlers with personality traits
  • Includes fun mini-games
Things to keep in mind
  • Slow pacing and frequent pop-up pauses
  • Limited building placement and creativity
  • Short playtime and low replay value
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some interface and resolution limitations

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

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  • Red Planet Farming

  • The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams

  • Machinika: Museum

  • Car Dealer Simulator: Prologue - Early Days

  • Astrologaster

  • Tribe: Primitive Builder
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Gnomes Garden

  • The Emerald Maiden: Symphony of Dreams

  • Astrologaster
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

The Promised Land: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Expression.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Continuation

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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  • Expectation

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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    "Players lead and manage settlers by assigning jobs and priorities, guiding the colony's development."

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  • Progression

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  • Relaxation

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  • Sensation

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  • Status

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Thrill

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  • Violence

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